What our colleagues say about this topic...
Sat, 20 Mar
From: Joan Sonnenburg
I always scan my messages for anything important to me. I never delete without reading. That would be like throwing
out a letter without seeing what it was about.
Joan Sonnenburg
Sat, 20 Mar
From: Alex Brett
I like getting all the messages. It keeps me aware of what is going on over a broad spectrum of the Ottawa and
Canadian writing scene. Please don't limit it. We can all exercise that delete finger if it's too much. In fact,
I think we're incredibly lucky to have this listserv based in Ottawa.
Cheers,
Alex Brett
www.alexbrett.ca
Sat, 20 Mar
From: Tom Trottier
A good subject allows easy deleting. A smart mail reader like Pegasus allows you to delete right from the POP server
without downloading the contents.
And/or set your mail filters to delete or file messages based on what's in the subject line.
So no, not too many emails for me.
tOM
Sat, 20 Mar 2004
From: Melanie Fogel
Keep 'em coming, Patrick, as I'd rather hit the delete button than miss something important to me.
--
Melanie Fogel, Editor
Storyteller, Canada's Short Story Magazine
www.storytellermagazine.com
Date: Sat, 20 Mar
From: Nicoly Smith
I'm new to these lists, but I have to say, whenever I see a new list that sounds interesting, I hesitate to join
for fear I'll eventually end up with a deluge of mail to handle daily. At the same time, I may be missing something
of importance to me.
It's a dilema for sure.
Sat, 20 Mar
From: jon peirce
Henry has a point, but Hans' type of e-mail was a reasonable one to have sent. Some people would be interested,
and you would have to share widely to find those who would be. There are other types of e-mails, though, which
amount to information overload.
Jon
Date: Sun, 21 Mar
From: Posthuma Writing & Editing
(From Hans, whse message I repeated... -pwm)
I completely agree (with Henry?). Since my message is included at the bottom of this message, I suspect/assume
he's referring to this being the second time it's going to the list. Just as a by the way, I did not send it a
second time - it appeared automatically through some cyberspacial workings that must be happening at your end,
Patrick.
Hans
Date: Sun, 21 Mar
From: J. Munday
Hmmm.... How many messages is "too many" then? Who decides? I like the way things are. The messages have
identifiers as to topic in the subject line. I delete the things I'm not interested in; save things I don't have
immediate time for; and read what strikes
me as most important, to me, at the moment. I don't really have a need for a change in a system that works.
Thanks for a great list (just the way it is),
Cheers,
Jo-Ann
Date: Mon, 22 Mar
From: Rachel Eugster
Hmmm . . . is there an echo in here? I seem to think this is something that's been discussed on & off with
relative frequency.
You're not sending too many messages. Your slugs make messages SUPER easy to sort. I do not mind exercising my
delete button--that's what it's there for.
Or is Henry just commenting on the fact that this is a repeat question (clearly marked as such)?
Rachel
Date: Tues, 23 Mar
From: Rosaleen Dickson
Each of your messages in WD is useful to someone. It's an incredibly valuable service.
If you decided not to send one, somebody would be disappointed. Whenever one comes along that is of no interest,
all one has to do is delete. If you had time to edit them down to a shorter version, that might please the people
who want less stuff in their Mail boxes, but that could become a full time job and since you're giving it to us
free - why would anyone complain?
Cheers,
Rosaleen
Date: Tues, 6 Mar
From: Rosalind Tosh
Couln't agree more with Rosaleen's POV.
Date: Tues, 6 Mar
From: Linda Sparks
I, agree with Rosaleen.
Do keep up the good work.!
Certainly is not hurting my writing career. ;-) |
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